Snow removal vehicle control competition。Photo by Liu Dong

Chinanews, Changchun, November 8 (Li Dan)The brush cutter is hung on the waist.，Hold the joystick，Jian Ming, a expressway maintenance worker, walked to a row of mineral water bottles.，He skillfully manipulated the machine to knock down the bottle caps one by one.。“Knock off the bottle cap within 3 minutes，If the bottle does not fall down, it will be successful.。”The applause of the audience came from the scene.。

8 days，In the former Changchun South Toll Station Square，A expressway of maintenance skills was staged.“Big tournament”。This activity is organized by the Work Committee of the directly affiliated organs of Jilin Province.、Sponsored by Jilin Provincial Department of Transportation，Jilin expressway Group Co., Ltd.，Nearly 200 contestants from 13 teams of Jigao Group used expressway to maintain snow removal vehicles.、Brush cutter、UAVs and other equipment，Launch a fierce competition。

“The competition of brush cutter is eye strength and hand strength.，Control the distance and strength.。”Referee Zhang Zhengyang said，If the player does not operate the brush cutter with good force，Then the mineral water bottle is easily knocked down.。Using brush cutter to knock down the bottle cap is to simulate the grass cutting operation in expressway maintenance.，There are a lot of weeds on both sides of the expressway.，Grass four times a year in each work area，It is time-consuming and labor-intensive，Through this training, the maintenance workers can master the skills of using the brush cutter.。

Fire rescue project in road maintenance patrol competition。Photo by Liu Dong

“When operating with brush cutter，Up to 5 centimeters above the ground，If too close to the ground，It's easy to kill the grass.。”Wang Haifeng, Vice Minister of expressway Operations Department of Jigao Group, introduced.，In the first year of the competition，Everyone felt that the task could not be completed at all.，Now the players' use of equipment has become more standardized.、Skilled，The management level of greening along the expressway is also improving.。

At the scene of the snow removal vehicle control skills competition，He Baojun, a member of the obstacle clearance and maintenance team, cooperated with the safety officer.，Operate the snow removal vehicle to leave the simulated warehouse.。He followed the route quickly through the snow removal quality test area set up with bamboo chopsticks.，Four of the five standing chopsticks were broken.。And then，He quickly replaced the equipment in the operation area of replacing the roller brush.，After debugging, park the vehicle back to the garage and finish all operations.。

The test of this competition is accurate snow removal.。“We used tires and chopsticks to simulate the distance between the curb and the guardrail board.，The snow shovel must not touch the tires next to it.，Only in this way can the score be high.。Because when removing snow, it is required not to scrape the curb and guardrail board.。”Wang Haifeng said。

Contestants compete in the operation of brush cutter equipment。Photo by Li Dan

In the match of the day，It also carried out the competition of road patrol, obstacle clearance and rescue, and fire rescue.。The contestants have successively completed the placement of safety signs.、Lay fire hose、Competitions that simulate scenes such as the transfer of the wounded。

Shao Xinhuai, general manager of Jigao Group, introduced，Labor competition is an important way to improve the working ability of workers.，In the future, we will continue to carry out activities to improve the skills and quality of employees.，Cultivate high-quality technical and skilled personnel。At the same time，Will vigorously carry out mass“Gizmo、Small creation、Small innovation、Small design、A little advice”Activity，Continuously improve the professional quality and skill level of employees in the expressway industry。(Finished)